Date                Time   Location         Damage

03/05/1943    07.10  Bowers           A German Aircraft (believed Junkers 88) crashed

Gifford            in a field adjoining Sadlers Farm 3 of the crew were killed and found in wreckage 2 bailed out and were captured.

10/05/1943    Found  Little              A deflated Barrage Balloon grounded in Johnson’s

                                      Wakering     Field, Little Wakering.  No damage or casualties.

14/05/1943    02.00  Ashingdon    2 – UX.A.A. Shells found on 16.5.43 on Ashingdon

Farm (1) 200 yards South of Ashingdon Church (2) 200 yards East of Main Road Ashingdon.  (Disposed of BDS 23.6.43).

14/05/1943    02.35  Fambridge     1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell 700 yards N.E. of Fambridge

Hall and 1 – A.A. Shell exploded 500 yards N.E. of Fambridge Hall  (Disposed of BDS 24.6.43).

16/05/1943                Hullbridge     An A.A. Shell exploded in cornfield at junction of

Hullbridge Road and Lower Road Hullbridge.  No casualties or damage.

16/05/1943                Brentwood     1 – A.A. Shell exploded in churchyard 5 yards

South of St Thomas’ Church.  No casualties or damage.

17/05/1943    00.35  Langdon        1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in Milton Avenue.  No

Hills                casualties or damage.  Milton Avenue (unmade & unclassified) closed to traffic.

17/05/1943    01.00  Ingrave           1 – H.E. exploded in a field at rear of Willow Farm. 

                                                            No casualties or damage.

18/05/1943    02.30  Rayleigh        An Auxiliary Petrol tank containing a small amount

of petrol fell from an enemy aircraft and was found in the undergrowth at junction of Louise and Helena Road.

19/05/1943    08.15  Brentwood     1 – H.E. exploded in a meadow on Calcotts Farm,

20 yards from Sandpit Lane.  No casualties or damage.

20/05/1943    02.10  South             1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in garden of “Nomville”

Benfleet         Thundersley Park Road.  No casualties or damage.  (Disposed of BDS 3.6.43).

30/05/1943    Found  South            1 – Ux.H.E. which is believed to have fallen

Benfleet       sometime during 1940 was found in the garden of at rear of “Robert Malcolm Road South Benfleet.  (Disposed of BDS 8.6.43).